MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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